#BFE6DE · #C9E5CE
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 95/100 (analogous) · Distinguishable 26/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 81/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Pale Turquoise and Bone are very close (ΔE 8). They have distinctly different hues (37° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Pale Turquoise text on Bone: 1.00:1 (Fail); Bone text on Pale Turquoise: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #466963 clears it.
Analogous — analogous — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 95/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #466963 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 8 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 8.5).
Explore each color: Pale Turquoise #BFE6DE · Bone #C9E5CE · Shades: Pale Turquoise shades · Bone shades · Contrast checker →